"Zygapophyseal Joint" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The joint that occurs between facets of the interior and superior articular processes of adjacent VERTEBRAE.
| Descriptor ID |
D021801
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.583.979
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| Concept/Terms |
Zygapophyseal Joint- Zygapophyseal Joint
- Joint, Zygapophyseal
- Joints, Zygapophyseal
- Zygapophyseal Joints
- Facet Joint
- Facet Joints
- Joint, Facet
- Joints, Facet
- Zygapophysial Joint
- Joint, Zygapophysial
- Joints, Zygapophysial
- Zygapophysial Joints
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Zygapophyseal Joint" by people in Profiles.
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Nassr A, Coric D, Pinter ZW, Sebastian AS, Freedman BA, Whiting D, Chahlavi A, Pirris S, Phan N, Meyer SA, Tahernia AD, Sandhu F, Deutsch H, Potts EA, Cheng J, Chi JH, Groff M, Anekstein Y, Steinmetz MP, Welch WC. Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty Versus Fusion for Grade-I Degenerative Spondylolisthesis with Stenosis: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2024 Jun 19; 106(12):1041-1053.
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Stolzenberg D, Ahn JJ, Kurd M. Lumbar Radiofrequency Ablation: Procedural Technique. Clin Spine Surg. 2020 02; 33(1):20-23.
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Stolzenberg DS, Pheifer R, Armstrong J, Young G, Gehret J, Simon J, Chang-Chien GC. Improving Fluoroscopic Visualization for Lower Cervical Medial Branch Blocks with a Modified Swimmer's View: A Technical Report. Pain Physician. 2018 05; 21(3):303-308.
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Stolzenberg DS, Greis AC. The Space of Okada with Bilateral Facet Joint Arthrograms During a Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural Injection. Pain Med. 2018 03 01; 19(3):636-637.
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Kaye ID, Protopsaltis TS. Cervical Facet Joint Infection and Associated Epidural Abscess with Streptococcus intermedius from a Dental Infection Origin A Case Report and Review. Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013). 2016 Sep; 74(3):237-43.
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Snoddy MC, Sielatycki JA, Sivaganesan A, Engstrom SM, McGirt MJ, Devin CJ. Can facet joint fluid on MRI and dynamic instability be a predictor of improvement in back pain following lumbar fusion for degenerative spondylolisthesis? Eur Spine J. 2016 08; 25(8):2408-15.
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Plastaras C, McCormick Z, Macron D, Garvan C, Joshi A, Chimes G, Smeal W, Rittenberg J. Adverse events associated with fluoroscopically guided zygapophyseal joint injections. Pain Physician. 2014 Jul-Aug; 17(4):297-304.
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Mehnert MJ, Freedman MK. Update on the role of z-joint injection and radiofrequency neurotomy for cervicogenic headache. PM R. 2013 Mar; 5(3):221-7.
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Shapiro IM, Vresilovic EJ, Risbud MV. Is the spinal motion segment a diarthrodial polyaxial joint: what a nice nucleus like you doing in a joint like this? Bone. 2012 Mar; 50(3):771-6.
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Vaccaro AR, Rihn JA, Saravanja D, Anderson DG, Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ, Fehlings MG, Morrison W, Flanders AE, France JC, Arnold P, Anderson PA, Friel B, Malfair D, Street J, Kwon B, Paquette S, Boyd M, Dvorak MF, Fisher C. Injury of the posterior ligamentous complex of the thoracolumbar spine: a prospective evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Nov 1; 34(23):E841-7.